The easy answer is, of course,..a little of both.
But, just look at how progressives in this country mystified, disempowered and marginalized the leftest, democratic population.
Now, times that by 100 toward people with little to no education with no experience with the rest of the world then,.,. you might just have North Korea

This is said to be the tallest unoccupied building in the world . I highly doubt that claim. It is likely a building used by and for the elite and the people who have given North Korea the nuclear and the missile technology . The shape is telling. The Hotel of Doom or The Ryugyong Hotel is 330 metres (1,080 ft) tall,[9] making it the most prominent feature of Pyongyang's skyline and by far the tallest structure in North Korea. Construction of the Ryugyong Hotel was intended to be completed in time for the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students in June 1989; had this been achieved, it would have held the title of world's tallest hotel. The unfinished building was not surpassed in height by any new hotel until the 2009 completion of the spire atop the Rose Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Ryugyong Hotel is the world's 63rd tallest building (tied with the China World Trade Center Tower III, Zhuhai St. Regis Hotel & Office Tower, and Yuexiu Fortune Center l in height) and has the tenth most floors.[citation needed] It is also the tallest unoccupied building in the world.[10]
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The building consists of three wings, each measuring 100 metres (330 ft) long, 18 metres (59 ft) wide, and sloped at a 75‑degree angle,[11] which converge at a common point to form a pinnacle. The building is topped by a truncated cone 40 metres (130 ft) wide, consisting of eight floors that are intended to rotate, topped by a further six static floors. The structure was originally intended to house five revolving restaurants, and either 3,000 or 7,665 guest rooms, according to different sources.[12][13] According to Orascom's Khaled Bichara in 2009, the Ryugyong will not be just a hotel, but rather a mixed-use development, including "revolving restaurant" facilities along with a "mixture of hotel accommodation, apartments and business facilities".[3]

I'm pretty sure it would be the latter. In a totalitarian dictatorship where every word, action, or thought is carefully monitored, any deviation is suspect and the first step toward annihilation.